So I just applied the fiberglass and firstcoat of epoxy on a shearwater sport. On the stern where the fiberglass wrapps around it has seperated from the hall. Should I just trim off the thin strip then feather the edges and lay down a strip of fiberglass tape and epoy that in place? How critical is the fiberglass itself right there? could I go ahead and trim it off its just as wide as the point of the bow and finish the boat then add a strip of Dynel later? Im hoping to varnish it as much as possible plan to add paint or other methods to cover defects as need be.
Thanks
Alan,
Any glass seperated from the hull is worthless and should be redone. You can do any of your suggestions - they are all valid. Also see http://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/epoxy_and_fiberglass/bias_weave_fiberglass.html
Have fun,
Joel
Alan, I just got to that step myself, today, on my Mill Creek 16.5. I did a lot of surfing/reading, and discovered that most folks don't try to wrap the glass around the bow and stern, Just trim it flush at the ends and reinforce the ends with tape. Following a tip from this site, I cut my end tapes on the bias and they made the curves without the need to cut darts. Good luck. Bill